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Word of the Day

February 20, 2018

Word of the Day – Sumptuary

Sumptuary (adj) (historical) sump-too-ur-ee Relating to or denoting laws that limit private expenditure on food…

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February 19, 2018

Word of the Day – Symposium

Symposium (noun) sim-poe-zee-um A conference or meeting to discuss a particular subject./ A collection of…

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February 18, 2018

Word of the Day – Slubberdegullion

Slubberdegullion (noun) (obsolete) slu-buh-de-gul-ee-un A slobbering or dirty fellow, a worthless sloven. 1610s, from slubber…

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February 17, 2018

Word of the Day – Procellous

Procellous (adj) (rare) pro-sell-us Stormy, turbulent. Early 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Goffe…

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February 16, 2018

Word of the Day – Gulosity

Gulosity (noun) (rare) gul-os-it-ee Greed in eating, gluttony. Late 15th century: from Latin gulositas (from…

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February 15, 2018

Word of the Day – Hircine

Hircine (adj) her-sine Of or resembling a goat. Mid 17th century: from Latin hircinus, from…

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February 14, 2018

Word of the Day – Nidification

Nidification (noun) nid-iff-i-kay-shun Nest-building Mid 17th century: from Latin nidificat- ‘made into a nest’ (from…

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February 13, 2018

Word of the Day – Antinomy

Antinomy (noun) an-tin-o-mee A contradiction between two beliefs or conclusions that are in themselves reasonable;…

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February 12, 2018

Word of the Day – Redivivus

Redivivus (adj) (literary) (postpositive) red-ee-vee-vus Reborn; come back to life. Late 16th century: from Latin,…

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February 11, 2018

Word of the Day – Pernoctate

Pernoctate (verb) per-nok-tait Pass the night (somewhere). Early 17th century: from Latin pernoctat- ‘spent the…

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